Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Tonga
Tonga: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 5.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Tonga peaked at 8.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 138th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1971 | 3.4% | +264.9% |
| 1972 | 4.0% | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +78.8% |
| 1975 | 7.0% | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -41.5% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +22.3% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -48.3% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +25.3% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | +101.2% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -34.1% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +74.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -54.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +56.2% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +46.8% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 0.9% | 7.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.1% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,462 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0716 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0785 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Tonga?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Tonga was 5.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Tonga ranks 138th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release